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I wake up on the floor of a train, several people standing above me. My head is swimming and I feel as if I were actually hit by the train…. The train! Where am I? I groan as I sit up and some of the people bend down to help me up. I wave them off as I weakly stand up. "Where… am I?" I ask a boy next to me.
"You're on the Hogwarts Express, didn't you know that?" he responds. My eyes widen and I start feeling light-headed. "Hey, are you alright?" the boy asks, stepping to my side.
"I need to sit down…" My mouth seems to move on its own, as I start swaying. The boy moves his suitcase and guides me to the bench where it was. I put my head between my knees and breathe slowly. I occasionally moan in discomfort, the motion of the train making my head throb. I breathe deeply for a solid five minutes before sitting upright. "Thanks…" I trail off, not knowing the boy's name.
"Remus. Remus Lupin. Pleasure to meet you…" he held out his hand and I took it wearily.
Remus Lupin? I know that Harry and I share a birthday, so I must be in the… past? But how is this possi—the book! It must have been the book! My parents must have been the same age as Lily and James, and Aunt Jeanine says they died in a car crash… just like the Dursleys did with Harry's parents… so were they magical folk? If they were, I couldn't use my last name… so I guess it's generator time. "Brynlee May Curtis. The pleasure's all mine." I feel something jabbing me in the side and I reach into my… robe, huh that's odd… pocket and I pull it out. A slender branch exuding energy that has strange markings all over the thicker end and arrows on each of the four sides, three with two lines through it, one with one. 'Like Sirius' wand' I think in amazement.
We sit quietly in the compartment until three other boys join us. "D'you mind if we sit here?" the lead boy asks, pulling his suitcase into the compartment.
"I don't mind, do you Brynlee?" Remus replies and I shrug. I'm getting a little sleepy for no reason and my head droops forward. "Brynlee?" Remus asks and I yawn. I mumble something along the lines of 'I'm tired lemme sleep' before I slump to the left onto a tan, leather, large suitcase… with my name engraved in golden script on it? The gods of this universe must like me. Unlike my relatives, they actually care about my well being.
I can hear a chuckle and I lethargically open my eyes. The lead boy is pointing and laughing at me, the black-haired boy behind him doing the same, the short boy suppressing a giggle, and Remus is looking absolutely mortified. "Wha's so funny?" I ask, trying to overcome the throes of sleep.
"Brynlee, you have a frog on you…" Remus explains slowly. I feel something hopping up my robes and I look down lazily, only to find a Chocolate Frog climbing towards my shoulder. I stare at it for a few seconds before grabbing it.
"You think that's funny?" I ask in a bored tone. "Watch this." I pull out my wand and morph it into a realistic gummy-frog and bite its head off. Tastes like green apples and green grapes. The legs continue to kick even after its head met its fate.
"Ew! That's gross!" the lead boy makes a squeamish face and shivers.
I smirk, holding out the still-kicking frog legs. "Want a bite?" the lead boy squeals and I shrug, offering it to the other two, who give the same reaction. I offer it to Remus who looks at it suspiciously before taking a bite of the right foot.
"Just as I suspected, it's a fake. It's made of jelly." he deduces and I give him a round of applause.
"Bravo for being the only one able to call my bluff, Remus Lupin. I will continue to test your deduction skills throughout our years at Hogwarts." I fake-gasp as I remember something. "Remus Lupin can be arranged into 'primus lune' which I think is Latin, meaning ' full moon'. That's kinda cool. The full moon reminds me of wolves… I love wolves." I rant admirably, causing Remus to both redden and pale simultaneously.
"So, who are you exactly?" I ask the three boys.
"The name's James. James Potter." the lead boy bows slightly. I raise my eyebrows a bit.
"Sirius Black." the black-haired boy half-smirks.
"Why so Sirius?" I suppress a chuckle before the youngest Black's reaction makes me laugh.
"That is SO not FUNNY!" he growls, stamping his foot. I wave him off and turn towards the last boy.
"I'm P-Peter P-Pettigrew." the last boy stammers. I mentally frown, of course he's the one to go all 'I'm gonna be Voldemort's right-hand man because I'm a rat'.
"I'm Brynlee May Curtis. A pleasure." I introduce myself curtly before standing up. "I'll be back, don't go through my stuff, I'll hex you if you do." I warn and the boys look at me skeptically. "I can use several advanced hexes that not even fifth years can begin to comprehend. Do not touch my stuff." And with that, I walk out of the compartment. I feel a cold thing slither up my shirt under my robes and I freeze in place.
"Don't worry, Bryn. I'm your familiar. You may call me Kisali. Before you ask any questions, I'm a Belcher's Sea Snake, I am magical in the way that my venom can be used in several potions and I can survive on land, I am about a foot long and an inch wide, and no; I don't go biting people willy-nilly. That is a bad idea as just a few milligrams has the capacity to kill thousands of humans. I am quite docile and enjoy warm milk, head rubs, and small fish. Do you have any questions?" Kisali pokes her head out of my robes and I rub her head.
"Yeah, just one. How are you talking to me?" I ask quietly.
"Well, you're not a Parseltongue. I'm magic, that's how. Now, there are two people in the next compartment whom you should be interested in." Kisali gestures with her head towards a girl with blue-violet eyes and white-blonde hair and a boy with golden-blond hair and blue eyes. "I do believe their names are Ryder Wolfe and Alexandria Pennington." Kisali gestures with her head for me to sit next to them. I gasp slightly and move towards them, only to walk right past them.
I walk into the next compartment. "Kisali, I can't talk to them. If we're in the same House, I'll talk to them. But it's a bad idea in my opinion, because it would probably cause a disturbance in the space-time continuum, and I don't want that to happen. Understood?" I explain before Kisali could yell at me. Kisali nods the best she can and I look around the compartment. My eyes land on a boy… young Severus Snape. I walk over to him and sit down.
"Hello, my name is Brynlee May Curtis. What's your name?" I hold out my hand and he looks at it suspiciously.
"Severus Snape." he doesn't take my hand, but I sit next to him.
"So, Severus, which House do you think you'll be sorted into?" I ask, even though I already know.
"I don't know." he responds. I can feel Kisali slither out from my shirt pocket and peer at Severus. "How'd you manage to get a snake for a pet? Hogwarts only accepts cats, owls, and toads." Severus asks.
"Ah, that's the thing. Kisali is not a pet, she's my familiar. Pets and familiars are two different things. Do you like snakes?" I ask and Severus nods. "She's a Belcher's Sea Snake, the magical kind. They're the deadliest snakes in the world! She's really docile and won't bite unless I tell her to. Right, Kisali?" I ask and Kisali responds with a curt 'Yes'.
"That's incredible," Severus slightly-gasps. "You can talk to her."
"Yes, but I'm not a Parseltongue. I guess you could say that familiars can communicate with their partners." I explain. "If you have issues with people at Hogwarts, you can tell me." I change the topic not very smoothly.
"Okay?" Severus questions. I stand up and stretch.
"I should head back to my stuff. I left it with four boys who thought I ate a live frog. See you later, Severus." I make my farewell, and head back to my compartment. A girl I recognize as Lily Evans is leaving the compartment and we nod to each other in passing.
"Have you boys been behaving yourselves?" I ask, plopping back into my seat next to Remus. The three other than Remus freeze. "Remus?" I tilt my head towards the boy.
He sighs. "James and Sirius tried getting your suitcase open. Peter just watched." he answers.
"Well, Peter, you made a good choice to not touch my things." I turn to the two offenders. "Kisali, come here please." Kisali pokes her head out of my robe collar.
"Yes, Bryn? What is it?" She asks and I chuckle.
"Glad you asked. Show these little rascals your wonderful smile please." I then whisper "No biting." Kisali nods and snakes her head towards James and Sirius and bares her fangs. "This is Kisali, she's my familiar. As you can see, she is a snake." I gesture to Kisali. "Have you heard of a Belcher's Sea Snake?" I ask the two boys and they slowly shake their heads. "No? Well, let me tell you, Belcher's Sea Snakes are the deadliest snakes on the planet. Just a few milligrams of venom can kill thousands of people. Can you guess what type of snake Kisali is?" The two boys pale and scream like little girls.
"You wouldn't…" James stammers. I give him a look that says 'Would I?' before calling Kisali off.
"The Hogwarts Express is now arriving at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please gather your belongings and depart the vehicle." a voice announces. I grab my suitcase and head off the train.
"Well, here's the first step of the rest of the rest of my life."
GUYS HAVARTI BROKE HER WRIST.
